Aelbert Cuyp Travelers in Hilly Countryside, c. 1650
Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis (1639–1680) and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort (1638–1653) with Their Tutor and Coachman
Aelbert Cuyp (Dutch, 1620–1691)
- Date
- ca. 1652–53
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 43¼ × 61½ in (109.9 × 156.2 cm)
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession 32.100.20. See the museum’s record
- Credit
- The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam, 1931
Public domain image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Open Access, CC0).
Palette
- #8E9488, 25 % of the picture, closest to Sage Green walls
- #262015, 24 % of the picture, closest to Black walls
- #40361D, 22 % of the picture, closest to Chocolate walls
- #5E4C2A, 18 % of the picture, closest to Chocolate walls
- #736B50, 11 % of the picture, closest to Olive walls
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Hang it
Pick the furniture and a print size to see it to scale on your wall.
- 24 × 36 in, filling the paper (trims 5.3 % of the picture)
- Center
- 55¼ in (140 cm) from the floor
- Above the sofa
- 8 in (20 cm) from the sofa to the frame
- Ideal width
- 56 to 63 in over an 84 in sofa
- Why this height
- Centered at eye level, this frame would not sit 6 to 10 in above the sofa, so the 8 in gap sets the height.
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Print it
Standard paper sizes that keep this painting’s proportions, the frames that fit them, and how sharp each one prints.
| Paper | Filling the paper | Printed whole | Frame | Frame with a 2 in mat | Frame with a 3 in mat | Sharpness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 × 7 in | trims 1.5 % | 5 × 7 in | 5 × 7 in ready-made | 9 × 11 in custom | 11 × 13 in custom | 519 dpi, crisp up close |
| 20 × 30 in | trims 5.3 % | 20 × 28½ in | 20 × 30 in ready-made | 24 × 34 in custom | 26 × 36 in custom | 124 dpi, soft up close |
| 24 × 36 in | trims 5.3 % | 24 × 34 in | 24 × 36 in ready-made | 28 × 40 in custom | 30 × 42 in custom | 103 dpi, soft up close |
Sharpness is worked out from the largest file the museum offers. Above 300 dpi a print holds up at arm’s length; 150 dpi is plenty for a picture seen from across a sofa.
Download
Free for any use, including commercial: this image is public domain (CC0).
- Thumbnail (WebP) 560 × 390 px from Room Paintings
- Web image 599 × 417 px from The Met
- Print and original file 3,728 × 2,595 px from The Met
- The museum’s record of this painting The Met
Public domain image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Open Access, CC0). You may print, share, change and sell it without asking. Read what that means on our image license page, and how to get a good result in how to print a public-domain painting.
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